About this episode

The episode discusses recent NBA trades and player acquisitions, focusing on the Celtics' trade of Jaylen Brown and the Lakers' overpayment for Walker Kessler.

The nerds react to another wild day in the NBA offseason, disagreeing over how bad the Boston Celtics' decision to trade Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George really was, agreeing that the Los Angeles Lakers made a mistake by overpaying for Walker Kessler and discussing how the San Antonio Spurs improved by adding Tobias Harris alongside Victor Wembanyama. Timestamps 00:00:18 - 76ers trade for Jaylen Brown 00:39:46 - Lakers acquire Kessler, Grimes, Sexton, & Mamu 00:53:56 - Spurs sign Tobias Harris 00:56:36 - Pistons signs John Collins 00:59:49 - Bulls sign Norman Powell See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Nerd Sesh

Topics covered

• NBA offseason
• trades
• player acquisitions
• team analysis
• Celtics
• Lakers
• Spurs

Keywords

• Jaylen Brown
• Walker Kessler
• NBA trades
• Boston Celtics
• Los Angeles Lakers
• Tobias Harris
• Victor Wembanyama
• John Collins
• Norman Powell

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs

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